These resources were originally collected to support Ms. Foster's students as they created a position statement in response to Al Gore's documentary An Inconvenient Truth.

Search Terms

As you use library catalogs and web search engines, think carefully about the search terms you choose. For this topic, Mrs. Harrison recommends the following terms:
  • greenhouse gases
  • temperature trends
  • climate change
  • rising ocean levels
  • biomes migration
  • water supply
  • greenhouse effect
  • global warming
  • An Inconvenient Truth facts
  • Skeptical Environmentalist
  • Bjorn Lomborg
  • Al Gore
  • carbon footprint
  • Kyoto agreement

Search Resources

Search the Riverside Library Catalog to find print, audio, and video resources to support your position. Look for the "Webpath Express" link on the left side of the page to find school-approved websites on this topic.

NC WiseOwl links to many databases in its menu on the left side of the page. These databases include magazine articles on a wide variety of subjects.

Search the Durham County Library catalog for more resources.

Durham County Library subscribes to the Opposing Viewpoints database which presents "both sides of an issue with topic overviews, statistics, court cases, reference book articles, newspaper and magazine articles" (Durham County Library website). To use this resource you will need to know your library card number.

On the Web

Ponder the Maunder is a website produced by an insightful 16 year old focusing on the facts and fiction of Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth.

BionomicFuel.com offers additional information on alternate energy sources. Be sure to read their Mission Statement.

George F. Will, a respected conservative journalist, presents information on this views on energy and environmental issues on The Washington Post newspaper site.